Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (a.) Different in kind or species; diverse.2. (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIESdi'-verz, di-vurs', di-vur'-si-tiz: "Divers" meaning "various," "different in kind," is now obsolete and used only as a synonym of "several," i.e. more than one. The distinction between "divers" and "diverse" in the King James Version seems to be that the former is the wider term, the latter being restricted to the meaning of "different in kind," while "divers" is also used to express difference of number. the Revised Version (British and American) retains "diverse" in all instances but changes "divers" nearly everywhere, except where it has the meaning "several." Compare Matthew 24:7 Luke 21:11 Hebrews 9:10, and others. It is hard to understand why the Revised Version (British and American) retains "divers" as a translation of poikilos, in Matthew 4:24 Mark 1:34, et al., because poikilos certainly cannot have the meaning "several" but "different in kind," and the idea expressed in these passages is not that some of the people had several diseases but that different people had different kinds of diseases. The same is true in Hebrews 13:9 where "divers" does not refer to number but to various kinds of teaching. Hebrews 2:4 and James 1:2 rightly change the reading of the King James Version "divers" to "manifold." Greek 4164. poikilos -- many colored ... diverse, manifold. Of uncertain derivation; motley, ie Various in character -- divers, manifold. (poikilais) -- 7 Occurrences. (poikiles) -- 1 Occurrence. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4164.htm - 6k 2596. kata -- down, against, according to 1313. diaphoros -- varying, excellent 4187. polutropos -- in many ways 5100. tis -- a certain one, someone, anyone Strong's Hebrew 374. ephah -- an ephah (a measure of grain)... ephah, divers measures. Or (shortened) ephah {ay-faw'}; of Egyptian derivation; an ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in ... /hebrew/374.htm - 6k 6446. pas -- flat (of the hand or foot) 582. enosh -- man, mankind 2177. zan -- kind, sort 3610. kilayim -- two kinds 7553. riqmah -- variegated stuff 6157. arob -- probably a swarm 8162. shaatnez -- mixed stuff 2921. tala -- to patch, spot 6648. tseba -- dye, dyed stuff Library Divers Matters. Of Divers Friendships of Good and Ill, and if they Can be Loosed ... Whether this Knowledge was Distinguished by Divers Habits? Of Divers Gifts of God's Chosen: and How Saints Come to Love in ... How Divers Churches of the Scots, at the Instance of Adamnan ... Epistle Lviii. To Divers Bishops of Gaul. Of the Divers Orders who Serve the Church, that if any one Fall ... Divers Towns Called by the Name of Tyre. Divers Machinations of the Arians against Athanasius, and his ... They who have Sinned in Divers Particulars, if they have ... Thesaurus Divers (36 Occurrences)... 2. (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES. ... /d/divers.htm - 20k Diversities (4 Occurrences) Diverse (15 Occurrences) Needlework (23 Occurrences) Needle-work (7 Occurrences) Colours (20 Occurrences) Damsel (43 Occurrences) Prey (105 Occurrences) Colors (12 Occurrences) Inspiration (4 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Divers (36 Occurrences)Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. Mark 8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. Luke 4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. Luke 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. Acts 19:9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 1 Corinthians 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 1 Corinthians 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 2 Timothy 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Hebrews 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hebrews 2:4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? Hebrews 9:10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. Hebrews 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Deuteronomy 22:9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. Deuteronomy 22:11 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woolen and linen together. Deuteronomy 25:13 You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small. Deuteronomy 25:14 You shall not have in your house diverse measures, a great and a small. Judges 5:30 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 2 Samuel 13:18 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 2 Samuel 13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 1 Chronicles 29:2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 2 Chronicles 16:14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odorous and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. 2 Chronicles 21:4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 2 Chronicles 30:11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. Esther 1:7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. Psalms 45:14 In divers colours she is brought to the king, Virgins -- after her -- her companions, Are brought to thee. Psalms 78:45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. Psalms 105:31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. Proverbs 20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. Proverbs 20:23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. Ecclesiastes 5:7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. Ezekiel 16:16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. Ezekiel 17:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: Subtopics Related Terms Interpretation (45 Occurrences) Distinguishing (6 Occurrences) Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |